Actually, I don't think downloading television episodes is piracy yet. There's still quite the legal grey area where that's concerned, and the way I see it, once I move out, I won't ever have to pay for a television subscription. Anything I want to watch can be downloaded, which suits me just fine.
Still, good luck. I've had friends struggle a lot with trying to get capturing to work properly and fail miserably for weeks before succeeding.